Number · Fractions
Fractions as equal parts of a whole
Name a fraction from equal parts: the top counts the parts, the bottom is the number of equal parts.
Victorian Curriculum VC2M3N03 · 4 questions · 4 step-by-step
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First hint: Top number = shaded parts. Bottom number = total equal parts.
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- We know
- A strip cut into 5 equal parts; 2 parts are shaded.
- We need
- The fraction that is shaded.
the bottom number is how many equal parts the whole is cut into: 5.
the top number is how many of them are shaded: 2.
2 out of 5: .
has the numbers upside down, and counts the UNshaded parts.
2 shaded + 3 unshaded = 5 parts, the whole strip. ✓
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